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Shaun Wilden
Serbia May 2013
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Projecting 21st century language skills
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What do we mean by a ‘project’?
A project is an extended piece of work on a particular topic where the content and the
presentation are determined principally by the learners.
Tom Hutchinson - http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2010/11/26/introduction-to-project-work-what-is-a-project/
Project work is student-centered and driven by the need to create an end-project.
Diana L. Fried-Booth Project work OUP
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Why do project work?
•develops confidence and independence.•real-world collaboration.•allows for creativity.•good for mixed ability classes.•draws on other aspects not just linguistic skills.•helps critical thinking skills.•turns language into real communication.•promotes the simultaneous acquisition of language, content, and skills.
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Beckett and Slater: The project framework: a tool for language, content, and skills
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Why do project work?
•develops confidence and independence.•real-world collaboration.•allows for creativity.•good for mixed ability classes.•draws on other aspects not just linguistic skills.•helps critical thinking skills.•turns language into real communication.•promotes the simultaneous acquisition of language, content, and skills.
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Examples from Headway PI and Solutions PI
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Things to wearThe NewsFood Free time Work life balanceMy favourite writer Sounding politeGoodbyeA postcardSport Popular Festivals A questionnaireA cafeWhere are they from?
Some topics in Headway Elementary, PI and Solutions Elementary and PI
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- Take out your phone. - Talk about its functions. - Find a couple of things all your phones do. - Do you have photo on your device? - Show it and talk about it to your partner.
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Free time - take a photo of your weekend
Sending a postcardEnglish around you
Visual Dictionary
Digital Scavenger hunt
exam tasks / art gallery / odd one out
Practice a language point
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Free time - take a photo of your weekend
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Exam tasks / art gallery / odd one out
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Headway PI
Practice a language point Visual Dictionary
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1 a centre for project.2 a record of work covered in classes.3 highlighting core lesson vocabulary.4 highlighting core grammar.5 homework reminders.6 important term reminders.7 exam practice activities.8 links to external practice sites.9 providing a “safe” online communication environment.10 developing group rapport.
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Sending a postcard
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Collaborative Story telling
Headway Elementary
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Digital Scavenger hunt
Give me a letter......
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Planning a project
“We find the best way to start is to think of the end-
product”Philips, Bruwood & Dunford: Projects with young learners
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From Project Work by Fried-Booth
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Examples from Headway PI and Solutions PI
End productAreas CoveredIntroduceNegotiate ManageEvaluate
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Solutions - Elementary
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NewsA school / class magazine on a wikiAn emagazine using a site like http://issuu.com
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Monitoring and evaluating A weekly review → a handout
a journal (can be spoken) emails
Classroom discussions / class feedback sessions
Evaluate based on the objectives / end outcome
Feedback based on task first then the language
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Podcasting / Recording audio
Audio dictionariesAudio gap fillsGuess what I am talking about
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Podcasting / Recording audio
Audio dictionariesAudio gap fillsGuess what I am talking about
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Podcasting / Recording audio
Audio dictionariesAudio gap fillsGuess what I am talking about
Class radioAudio tour guideClass learning podcast
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Things to wearThe NewsFood Free time Work life balanceMy favourite writer Sounding politeGoodbyeA postcardSport Popular Festivals A questionnaireA cafeWhere are they from?
Some topics in Headway Elementary, PI and Solutions Elementary and PI
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Thank you for listening
shaunwilden@gmail.com
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